objetar
objetar(
ohb
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heh
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tahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to object
Pedí a Evangelina que me ayudara, pero objetó que estaba muy ocupada y no tenía tiempo.I asked Evangelina to help me but she objected that she was very busy and didn't have the time.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
"No tenemos nada que objetar, señoría," dijo el abogado al juez."We have no objection, Your Honor," said the attorney to the judge.
Yo me voy con los niños al parque y tú te quedas limpiando la casa. ¿Tienes algo que objetar? - ¡Sí, claro! ¡No es justo!I'm taking the children to the park and you stay in cleaning the house. Do you have any objection? - Of course I have! It's not fair!
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to be a conscientious objector
El servicio militar era entonces obligatorio, y los que objetaban podían ir a la cárcel.At the time, military service was compulsory, and those who were conscientious objectors could go to jail.
b. to declare oneself a conscientious objector
Muchos médicos católicos anunciaron que objetarían si la ley del aborto salía adelante.Many Catholic doctors announced they would declare themselves conscientious objectors if the abortion law went ahead.
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